Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. In the Fall of 1862, he enlisted in the newly formed 6th Michigan Cavalry, and was commissioned Captain. Serving in the Michigan Cavalry Brigade under command of General George A. Custer, the Wolverines, as they were known, gained fame on many battlefields. Wounded three times in action during his brigades engagements, on June 3, 1864, at General Custer’s recommendation he was promoted Colonel in command of the 6th Michigan Cavalry. In December, 1864, he lead the 6th Michigan Cavalry in raids on the Shenandoah Valley destroying millions of dollars' worth of Confederate property. In March, 1865, he was president of a military commission for trial offences not under court martial at Richmond, Virginia. For gallant and meritorious services in the Shenandoah Valley, he was brevetted Brigadier General on June 15, 1865. His last service was from June to November, 1865, in the West at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas after a party of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. He was mustered out of the Union Army on November 7, 1865. In 2001, his memoirs were published in the book, “At Custer's Side - The Civil War Writings of James Harvey Kidd”.
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. In the Fall of 1862, he enlisted in the newly formed 6th Michigan Cavalry, and was commissioned Captain. Serving in the Michigan Cavalry Brigade under command of General George A. Custer, the Wolverines, as they were known, gained fame on many battlefields. Wounded three times in action during his brigades engagements, on June 3, 1864, at General Custer’s recommendation he was promoted Colonel in command of the 6th Michigan Cavalry. In December, 1864, he lead the 6th Michigan Cavalry in raids on the Shenandoah Valley destroying millions of dollars' worth of Confederate property. In March, 1865, he was president of a military commission for trial offences not under court martial at Richmond, Virginia. For gallant and meritorious services in the Shenandoah Valley, he was brevetted Brigadier General on June 15, 1865. His last service was from June to November, 1865, in the West at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas after a party of Sioux and Cheyenne Indians. He was mustered out of the Union Army on November 7, 1865. In 2001, his memoirs were published in the book, “At Custer's Side - The Civil War Writings of James Harvey Kidd”.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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